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P4 » » MAX 38°C | MIN 26°C YESTERDAY MAX 39°C | MIN 25°C SUNSET THURSDAY 7.29 PM SUNRISE FRIDAY 5.26 AM » THURSDAY | 29 MAY 2025 | AMRITSAR Two cross-border modules of drug, arms trafficking busted Six new medicine counters to be set up at Guru Nanak Dev Hospital Tribune News Service Amritsar, May 28 Guru Nanak Dev Hospital (GNDH) here is taking steps to improve patient care by setting up six new medicine counters to reduce waiting time. At present, the hospital has only two counters. Long queues of patients and their attendants can be seen at these two counters. The new counters would make it easier for patients to get their medication. The development comes as part of the hospital’s efforts to enhance its services. Besides, the hospital has also started a Jan Aushadhi store to help patients get medicine at affordable price. The hospital administration has been working to curb the practice of agents imploring patients on the hospital premises to buy medicines from their private medical stores. With these changes, the hospital aims to make healthcare more accessible and affordable for those in need. Guru Nanak Dev Hospital is associated with the Government Medical College, Amritsar. The hospital provides tertiary-level patient care. The hospital’s efforts to improve its services would benefit a large number of patients who visit the medical facility every day. Medical Superintendent Dr Karamjit Singh said, “The changes are expected to improve the overall experience of patients at the hospital and make healthcare more accessible and affordable for those in need.” Three arrested with 521 gm of heroin, four pistols and ammo Tribune News Service Officials of the civic body demolish a house of two drug peddlers with a JCB machine at Sultanwind village. House of two drug traffickers razed at Sultanwind village Tribune News Service Amritsar, May 28 Under the anti-drug campaign launched by the Punjab Government, the Amritsar city police in collaboration with the civic authorities today demolished the house of two drug peddler brothers at Sutanwind village here today. Police Commissioner (CP) Gurpreet Singh Bhullar supervised the demolition operation. He was accompanied by Deputy Commissioner of Police Alam Vijay Singh and Additional Deputy Commissioner of police Vishaljit Singh. According the police, the house located at Baba Jeevan Singh in Sultanwind village belonged to Harpal Singh, alias Pala, and his brother Judge Singh. While Judge Singh is at present lodged in Amritsar jail, Harpal Singh has been absconding for the past over two months. The siblings have been active in the illegal drug trade for a long time. Judge Singh was recently arrested in March with 266 grams of heroin. “Harpal has five criminal cases, including four of the NDPS Act, registered against him. The police took preventive action under the CrPC against him twice,” Bhullar said, while adding that he was absconding at present. Judge Singh had three cases of the NDPS Act registered against him, Bhullar said, while adding that the police took preventive action against him thrice. The CP said the Punjab Government had adopted zero tolerance against those, who had been destroying youth by getting them addicted to drugs. They would have to face stringent possible action as per the law, he said. The demolition drive was part of measures taken against such traffickers, he said. Hundreds of drug traffickers were put behind bars and addicts were admitted to rehabilitation centres for treatment, he said. Amritsar, May 28 Acting on a tip-off, the antinarcotics task force (ANTF), Amritsar range, busted two cross-border modules of drug and arms trafficking by arresting three traffickers on Wednesday. Those arrested were identified as Maninderjit Singh of Fatehgarh Churian, Peter and Lovejit Singh, alias Raja, of Dharamkot Randhawa village in Dera Baba Nanak area. The police confiscated 521 grams of heroin along with four PX5 Storm pistols, seven magazines, 55 live cartridges and two bikes from the possession of the three drug traffickers. The consignment was reportedly smuggled from Pakistan via drones. Director General Punjab Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said both the modules were being operated by a foreignbased handler who had links with Pakistan-based drug traffickers. The accused were arrested near Shankar Dhaba on the Attari road on Wednesday. As per information, the Maninderjit Singh had retrieved a consignment of drugs from Dhanoe Kalan border village, while Peter and Lovejit had taken out arms consignment from Rajatal border village in Attari. “The police have recovered numbers of Pakistan’s smugglers from mobile Weapons, ammunition and heroin seized by the anti-narcotic task force in Amritsar. phones of the accused. Further probe is on into the matter,” said Gurpreet Singh, Superintendent of Police (SP), ANTF . Earlier, Maninderjit Singh had been to Saudi Arabia and Qatar where he came in contact with cross-border drug traffickers with the help of foreign-based handler, the SP said. He was now working as a “bouncer”, he said. Peter had applied for shifting to Hong Kong, he added. Maninderjit was in the illegal trade for past one month, while it was first smuggling attempt by other two smugglers, the SP said. He said the ANTF was actively pursuing both forward and backward links to dismantle the entire drug supply network. A case under the NDPS Act and Arms Act was registered against the three accused at the ANTF police station in Mohali, the SP said. One held with opium, narcotic powder Police recreate gunshot firing Properties of 3 drug peddlers frozen incident at Fateh Singh Colony Tribune News Service Amritsar, May 28 The counter intelligence (CI) wing of the Amritsar police have seized 1 kg of opium, 3 kg of narcotic powder and arrested one person in this connection. The arrested accused was identified as Neeraj Masih, a resident of Issa Nagar in Batala, who was presently residing at Esma Colony, located on Ram Tirath Road here. The police also impounded his white Hyundai Verna car (bearing registration number PB-35-V-0900) used by him for transporting drugs. A case under the NDPS Act was registered with the state special operation cell police station here and further probe initiated into the matter to trace backward and forward links of the accused. In another incident, the Border Security Force (BSF) seized a packet of heroin and a drone from agricultural fields at Tibbi and Dhanoe Kalan villages, respectively. The BSF authorities informed that a packet con- Tribune News Service Amritsar, May 28 A day after three-year-old girl suffered a gunshot injury at Fateh Singh Colony near Gate Hakima area here, the police today recreated the scene for investigation. According to the police, the girl was hit by a stray bullet when she was going to tuition along with her father yesterday. The police are also checking records of the arms licence holders in the area apart from analysing the record of arms dealers there to ascertain the weapon from which bullet might have been fired. However, the police are still clueless about the perpetrators of the crime. The police reached the spot for the third time to recreate the scene and check angles from where bullet had come. “It was a stray bullet that hit the girl’s leg while falling. Someone had fired bullet into the air which came down and hit the victim,” said Vishaljit Singh, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police. The police believe that the bullet was fired in around 200 to 300 metres from the spot. — TNS Counter intelligence wing officials with seized opium and narcotic powder in Amritsar on Wednesday. taining 545 grams of heroin wrapped in a yellow colour adhesive tape was recovered from Tibbi village. The authorities said a DJI Mavic 3 Classic drone was recovered from a farming field at Dhanoe Kalan village. It crashed on the land because of technical interference created through counter measures deployed by the BSF at the international border, the authorities said. The BSF lodged separate complaints with the Amritsar (Rural) police for further necessary action in this connection. The police at the spot where a girl suffered a bullet injury in Amritsar. Amritsar, May 28 The Amritsar (Rural) police have frozen properties worth Rs 1.30 crore belonging to three drug traffickers identified as Swarn Singh of Ladhewal village, and Sewa Singh and Lovepreet Singh of Muhawa border village on Wednesday. Maninder Singh, SSP , Amritsar (Rural), said Swarn Singh was arrested by the police with 2 kg of heroin last year. He said he owned a residential property at Ladhewal Hawelia village which was worth Rs 62.50 lakh. Similarly, two residential properties of Sewa Singh and Lovepreet Singh, worth Rs 37.88 lakh and Rs 29.80 lakh, respectively, were frozen at Muhawa village, the SSP said. Both the accused were arrested by the Gharinda police two years ago with 2.6 kg of contraband, he said. These properties were identified and evaluated by the competent authority of the country under the NDPS IPL cricket star receives warm welcome at his alma mater Amritsar, May 28 Sunrisers Hyderabad’s star batsman and Amritsar’s youngest cricketing sensation, Abhishek Sharma, returned to his alma mater Delhi Public School (DPS) to a hero’s welcome with garlands, dhol beats and deafening applause. Abhishek Sharma, who has impressed one and all with his flamboyant batting in IPL 2025 season, was all smiles as he met his teachers and mentors at the school. “It’s heart-warming, a special occasion for me as memories of all my teachers are still fresh. I remember every corner of my school, cafeteria and my favourite, the sports room,” said Abhishek as he addressed the excited students, eager for selfies with their star cricketer. Pushing them to dream and realise those dreams, Abhishek said, “The only thing I would like to share with you is that pursue your dreams with 100 per cent commitment.” Abhishek finished his IPL 2025 on a high note with Sunrisers’ last game ending with a convincing win. Abhishek’s fiery performance on the field made him one of the fastest scorers of a 100 in the tournament yet and he is now on brief visit back home, for a break. “Abhishek reunited with his mentors, with folded hands and a full heart. He thanked DPS Amritsar for shaping the foundation of his journey from classroom to cricket field. The visit was not just a reunion—it was a celebration of perseverance, a tribute to the nurturing spirit of the school, and a powerful message that greatness begins with gratitude,” said Kamal Chand, Principal, DPS, Amritsar. — TNS c m y b Sunrisers Hyderabad star batsmen Abhishek Sharma at Delhi Public School in Amritsar on Wednesday. A policeman pastes notice regarding freezing of the property of a drug smuggler at a village in Amritsar district on Wednesday. Act, he said. After their approval, the police froze properties, he said. Notices were pasted on the walls of these houses, the SSP said. He said the Punjab Police were taking stringent measures to deter and discourage drug peddlers from entering the illegal trade. The properties were constructed from the ill-gotten money earned from drug trafficking, he said. The SSP said more properties of drug smugglers were identified and sent for evaluation by the competent authority before approval. 6 held with heroin, 4 for drug consumption in Tarn Taran Tarn Taran, May 28 The district police in its drive against the menace of drug peddling arrested 10 persons from different places on Tuesday who were involved in illegal trade. The police said six persons were arrested with 65 grams of heroin and four for consumption of the drug. The accused were booked under relevant sections of the NDPS Act. In another incident the Khalra police arrested two residents of Dhunn village with 300 litre of lahan. The Bhikhiwind police arrested one person of Sandhpur village with 11,250 ML of illicit liquor. Cases under the Excise Act were registered against both the accused. — OC